Table of Contents
Dedication v
Preface vii
List of Tables xi
List of Figures xiii
Prologue xix
Chapter 1 The Genesis of Panspermia 1
Chapter 2 The Primordial Soup and Evolution 10
Chapter 3 Cosmological Context 21
Chapter 4 From Dust to Life 29
Chapter 5 Comets 41
Chapter 6 Cosmic Viruses in Our Genes 58
Chapter 7 Evidence from Epidemics 68
Chapter 8 Microorganisms Entering the Earth 84
Chapter 9 Planets of Life in the Solar System 96
Chapter 10 Search for Exoplanets 108
Chapter 11 Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence 117
Chapter 12 Meteorite Clues 126
Chapter 13 Comet Impacts and Civilisation 143
Chapter 14 The Mystery of the Red Rain 159
Epilogue 170
Bibliography 176
Index 187